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Classic Boat Regatta
Brief Description
Vintage & Replica Sail or Power Craft. Come and celebrate and share the pleasure and enjoyment of classic boats on and off the water. Akaroa Harbour is a beautiful harbour in which to appreciate all boating activity. Come and enjoy the regatta and make a weekend of it.
 
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Detailed Information

 

REGISTRATION

Attached is a Registration Form for you to complete.  We would appreciate it if you could complete and return it as soon as possible to assist us with programme planning and catering.  Please also share this information and this registration Form with others who may be interested in participating with us. 

Registration Form click for copy

Details of the regatta along with the registration form are also on the Akaroa Cruising Club’s website http://www.akaroacruisingclub.org.nz/ 

PROGRAMME

Below is a broad outline of our intended programme. 

 

Saturday

22 Nov

SCHEDULE of ACTIVITIES

LOCATION

0900

Registration

Hall adjacent to Public Slipway

 

Static display of all craft

Recreation Ground adjacent to slipway

1000

Briefing for participants

 

1130

Launching of boats – power, steam & sail

Public slipway

12.00

Sailing handicap event for all craft under 6m

Power Boats – sealed handicap event

Inner harbour circuit in area between Children’s Bay and Akaroa Cruising Club

 

Seagull O/B event

 

1400

Launch & sail boats over 6m

Outer harbour circuit from Akaroa Main Wharf to Wainui/French Farm

 

 

 

1700

Social Function & Barbecue

Akaroa Cruising Club

 

Prize Giving to follow

 

 

 

 

Sunday 23 Nov

 

 

11.30

Launching

 

 

Informal cruise for all craft

BYO picnic lunch at venue TBA

 

 

 

 

Large keelers and launches will be rafted up on the SW side of the Main Wharf.  If you require a mooring please contact me with your requirements and we’ll do our best to assist according to availability.

 

We intend to arrange judging in the classes and categories as listed below.  To ensure that your craft is displayed to best advantage and to assist judging we would ask that you prepare a display board giving full details of your boat e.g. name, designer, date built, date restored notes of interest as well as photographs. 

 

JUDGING SCHEDULE

 

CLASS

CATEGORY

1

Best Restoration - Classic/Traditional Boat

Pre-war (up to 1945)

2

Best Restoration - Classic/Traditional Boat

Post-war (1945 – 1968)

3

Most Recent Restoration

Pre-war (up to 1945)

4

Most Recent Restoration

Post-war (1945 – 1968)

5

Best Replica – classic/traditional design

 

6

Best Overall

 

 

REGISTRATION

Registration will be $25.00 for the boat owner to cover administration, boat label costs and BBQ.  Extra crew/participants will be charged $10.00 p.h. for the barbeque.  Your payment should be made in cash when you arrive at the regatta.

 

Please contact us if you require any further information or if you have contacts or suggestions that would help us to help to make this inaugural local Classic Boats Regatta a real success and spectacle at Akaroa.  

Thanks again for your interest and we look forward to seeing you at Akaroa.

Kind regards

Peter Braithwaite

Secretary

Akaroa Classic Boats Regatta Committee

 

 
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